a hand giving flowers                                    
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                   ­                          barbed wire holds it back

another, offers daisies                                    
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                                            which the uniforms reject

smiles can be seen                              
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                                brighter than flares

behind a gas mask, tears                                          
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               ­                a silent one stares

a circle of people for foreign prayers                                                          ­    
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                                                            bo­ot stomping, flashes and clang

demands waving                              
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                          ­            against wind and roar

a lowly stole, shredded                                        
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              ­                              scars, voices and screams

a hijab for a fortress                                  
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                                              it's holding back machines

a white veil of hatred                                    
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                                     shrouding little kids

balloons spread by the winds                                                    
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     ­                               flags burning in rage

in the smoke, a guitar                                        
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                ­                                  water bottles as gifts to khaki